Celebrate your special day with ease and convenience with the St. Johns County Clerk’s Office Recording Division. Our team issues marriage license, officiates ceremonies, and provides wedding photo services to make the day unforgettable. Appointments are not required, but available to ensure a smooth experience. Let us help you start your journey together with all the essentials in one place!
To book an appointment, reschedule, or cancel an existing appointment for a marriage license and/or wedding ceremony, click here.
Marriage License for Florida Residents (Both Took Course): $61.00 – No Waiting Period
Marriage License for Florida Residents (No Course): $86.00 – 3 Day Waiting Period
Marriage License for Couple (One or Both Parties Are Out-of-State Resident): $86.00 – No Waiting Period
Wedding Ceremony by the Clerk: $30.00
Wedding Photo Services: $15.00 (Courthouse ONLY)
Notary Service: $10.00
To view a marriage license that was issued and recorded in St. Johns County, search the Official Records online. Certified copies may be purchased from the Clerk’s Office. The charge for a copy is $1.00 per page and an additional $2.00 to certify the document. If you are using the copy for a legal purpose, we suggest that you purchase a certified copy.
If your license was applied for in another county or state, you must search the records in that county or state.
You may also send a written request for a copy. Please provide the names of both parties (including maiden name, and if known, date of marriage). Please make checks payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Mailing Address:
St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller
Recording Division
4010 Lewis Speedway
St. Augustine, FL 32084
You can access recorded marriage license on our website by clicking here.
After issuance of a marriage license, the ceremony must take place within 60 days.
Main Office: Ceremonies are conducted from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday at the Annex. No appointment is needed. Fee: $30.00
Julington Creek Annex: Ceremonies are conducted from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday. Appointment required. Fee: $30.00
Ponte Vedra Annex: Ceremonies are conducted from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday and Wednesday. Appointment required. Fee: $30.00
For Julington Creek and Ponte Vedra Annexes, ceremonies are conducted at the customer service counter. No photography or videography is permitted.
Authorized to Perform Ceremony
Pursuant to F. S. 741.07, persons authorized to solemnize matrimony are all regularly ordained ministers of the gospel or elders in communion with some church, or other ordained clergy, and all judicial officers, including retired judicial officers, clerks of the circuit courts, and notaries public of this state may solemnize the rights of matrimonial contract, under the regulations prescribed by law.
After the Ceremony
**LICENSE MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE CEREMONY**
Within 10 days after the marriage ceremony, the officiant (pastor, priest, minister, notary public, etc.) must fill out and sign the marriage license. The marriage license must then be dropped off or mailed to our office locations to be recorded in the Official Records. A certified copy of the marriage license will be returned to the couple once it is recorded.
Wedding Photos
Wedding photos are available for $15.00 when a Clerk performs the ceremony. (Courthouse location only!)
You will receive one edited photo from your ceremony within 1-2 business days.
Photo edits to your photo will focus solely on lighting adjustments (contrast, hue, brightness) and smoothing for an improved quality.
All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.
The Marital Handbook is prepared as a public service by the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar.
Pursuant to F. S. 741.01, the Affirmation of Common Children form is provided to allow both parties to the marriage to state under oath in writing if they are the parents of a child born in this state and to identify any such child they have in common by name, date of birth, place of birth, and if available, birth certificate number – one form per child.
Couples who wish to get married in Florida may apply for a license (in-person) at our office location:
St. Johns County Clerk’s Office Locations:
Main Office (St. Johns County Courthouse)
4010 Lewis Speedway
St. Augustine, FL 32084
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday
No appointment required.
Julington Creek Annex
725 Flora Branch Boulevard
St. Johns, FL 32259
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday
Appointment required.
Ponte Vedra Annex
151 Sawgrass Corners Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday and Wednesday
Appointment required.
Phone: (904) 819-3600
E-mail: marriage@stjohnsclerk.com
The marriage license is valid only in the state of Florida for a period of 60 days. Once issued, Florida residents must wait three days to get married, unless the couple attends a premarital course from this list of registered providers and presents the certificate of completion when applying for their license. There is no waiting period for non-Florida residents. The Clerk’s Office also performs marriage ceremonies for a fee of $30.00.
After the marriage ceremony, the officiant (pastor, priest, minister, notary public, etc.) must fill out and sign the marriage license. The marriage license must then be dropped off or mailed to our office locations to be recorded in the Official Records. A certified copy of the marriage license will be returned to the couple once it is recorded.
Both parties must be present when applying for a marriage license, sign the application form, and take an oath to the truthfulness of the information provided. Marriage Ceremony must take place within 60 days.
Both parties must provide proof of the following:
- Identification:
- Driver license issued in the United States.
- Federal or state identification card; or
- Passport showing your name and date of birth (birth certificates or green cards are not accepted).
- Both parties must read the Family Law Handbook.
- If either person was married before, the way the last marriage ended and the exact date the marriage ended are needed. Copies of the death certificate, final decree of divorce, or annulment are not required.
All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.
All of the following are required:
- The person is at least 17 years of age and provides the written consent of his or her parents or legal guardian, which is acknowledged by an officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments and administer oaths; and
- The older party to the marriage is not more than 2 years older than the younger party to the marriage.
All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.
Waiting Period & Discounted License
The mandatory three-day waiting period for Florida residents may be waived if the couple attends a premarital course (minimum of 4 hours) from a provider registered in St. Johns County and presents a certificate of completion when applying for a license. There is no waiting period for non-Florida residents.
Additionally, both residents and non-residents of Florida may receive a $25 discount on their marriage license by completing a premarital course. The course must be completed no more than one year prior to the date of application for a marriage license. Both parties must attend the course. A certificate of completion must be presented at the time of application to be eligible for the discount.
Certificates showing completion of a premarital course must include the number of hours attended (minimum of 4 hours required).
The premarital course provider list is available online (link below) and at our office location.
